19 Facts About Marjana Chowdhury

Marjana Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi beauty pageant titleholder.

Marjana Chowdhury was crowned Miss Grand Bangladesh 2021 and represented Bangladesh at Miss Grand International.

Marjana Chowdhury won Miss Alaska World 2019, competed in Miss World America 2019, and reached the top 25, won Miss Bangladesh 2017, and represented Bangladesh at Miss Asia Pacific International 2018.

Marjana Chowdhury previously won the 2016 Miss Bangladesh USA competition.

Marjana Chowdhury was selected to represent Bangladesh at Miss Asia Pacific International in the Philippines that year but was unable to participate due to modesty concerns.

Marjana Chowdhury reached the a top five in the Beauty with a Purpose competition for her work with the Young Women's Leadership Network.

In October 2018, Marjana Chowdhury represented Bangladesh at Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 and reached the top 20.

In October 2019, Marjana Chowdhury represented Alaska at Miss World America 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada and reached the top 25.

Marjana Chowdhury attended the Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, New York from 2005 to 2011 and graduated as valedictorian of her class.

Marjana Chowdhury earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College, Columbia University, in 2015.

Marjana Chowdhury's team took home a bronze prize for their project on a synthetic biology approach to etch copper in order to redefine the manufacturing of printed circuit boards.

Marjana Chowdhury was a Gates Millennium Scholar and an Albert Shanker Scholar.

Marjana Chowdhury is a member of the Student Leadership Network and its CollegeBound Initiative.

Marjana Chowdhury graduated as a SLN and CBI alum in 2011 and has been volunteering with the organization since then as a mentor to underprivileged middle and high-school students undergoing the college admissions process.

Marjana Chowdhury is a member of the organization's junior board, Next Gen.

In 2019, Marjana Chowdhury was an honoree at the Collegebound Initiative Gala for her work with the organization.

Marjana Chowdhury is a member of the Robin Hood Foundation's young professionals' network, PYT.

Marjana Chowdhury serves as a liaison for the program at the asset management firm where she works, assisting in the organization and coordination of different charity projects volunteering with many of New York's notable philanthropic organizations with members of her firm.

In 2016, Marjana Chowdhury served as an assistant facilitator with Rikers Story Bot, one of several programs offered by the Rikers Education Project, a collaboration of the Center for Justice at Columbia University and the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University.